Miha Miklavc, OŠ Vransko Tabor

We live in the world of high technology in which robots are the integral part of our lives. Not only do they make our work easier, but they are also becoming autonomous systems, which can replace humans in certain ways. At our school we wanted to get to know more about the functioning and operating of robots. In the previous school year, within the project Popestrimo šolo, we started the activity lego systems, which involves pupils of different age. Within the activity pupils are discovering lego mechanics and lego robotics. They are learning about the robots functioning with the use of MINDSTORMS NXT and EV3 Education programs. The applications are loaded on their smart phones in order to operate the robots. The main motto of this activity is pupils cooperation and cooperative learning. Older pupils have the role of a teacher and help younger with more complex tasks, such as robots construction, programming and their operating. Pupils are not limited in their activities, because we want them to develop their creativity and imagination. Their ideas are fresh and very interesting; they always strive for further improvements. The greatest challenge for them is to combine different technologies. Lego systems activity offers a new form of Science based learning and acquiring new technical skills. The knowledge of Math and Physics is presented in a funny and playful way. The activity itself shows that only cooperative experiential learning can lead to better results.